Best Business Lunch Restaurants in Soho (10012)
7 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: January 2026
Our Top Pick
Balthazar Bakery
Classic SoHo French brasserie with serious seafood, steak frites, and buzz.
Notable Picks
8.8
Since 1997, Keith McNally’s SoHo brasserie has been a reliable setting for steak frites, raw bar platters, and long, reservation-worthy business lunches under soaring ceilings. Weekday midday service is polished and efficient, making it a go-to for dealmaking or client meetings that still feel distinctly downtown.
Must-Try Dishes:
French onion soup gratinée, Steak frites, Seafood plateau
What makes it special: Classic SoHo French brasserie with serious seafood, steak frites, and buzz.
#2
Pera Soho
8.4
An Eastern Mediterranean restaurant with a heated courtyard and flexible indoor rooms, Pera Soho is engineered for group lunches, client meetings, and team gatherings. Weekday lunch service, especially Wednesday to Friday, runs on a predictable rhythm with kebabs, mezze, and salads that work well for sharing around a business conversation.
Must-Try Dishes:
Chicken and lamb adana rolls, Wild mushroom flatbread, Lamb tartare
What makes it special: Turkish-leaning Mediterranean cooking with one of SoHo’s prettiest gardens.
#3
Manuela
8.3
This art-driven, seasonal American restaurant on Prince and Wooster leans into wood-fired cooking, contemporary design, and a gallery-adjacent buzz that still works for thoughtful daytime meetings. Lunch brings a more relaxed tempo than dinner, with attentive service and a menu that balances lighter plates and shareable mains.
Must-Try Dishes:
Roasted Cauliflower with Date Vinegar & Almond, Salt-Roasted Sunchokes with Ricotta & Celery, Pavlova with Seasonal Market Fruits
What makes it special: Gallery-like space where seasonal American plates and contemporary art share the stage.
Worthy Picks
#4
Inday - SoHo
7.9
Inday’s SoHo location serves Indian-inspired grain bowls and plates tailored to on-the-go office crowds, with clear menu customization and mostly under-20-dollar pricing. The fast-casual setup, counter ordering, and relatively healthy options make it a practical choice for solo business lunches or quick meetups between meetings.
Must-Try Dishes:
Chicken Tikka Masala Bowl, Tamarind-Glazed Salmon Bowl, Golden Chicken Curry Bowl
What makes it special: Fast-casual Indian-inspired bowls with fresher, lighter profiles than typical curry houses.
#5
Olive's
7.8
Vibes:
Business Lunch Power Players
Hidden Gems Heaven
Quick Bites Champions
Solo Dining Sanctuaries
A Prince Street staple since the early 1990s, Olive’s is a compact counter-service spot known for sandwiches, salads, soups, and bakery items that travel well back to the office. It’s more takeaway than sit-down, but weekday lines of locals underscore how often it anchors quick, budget-conscious business lunches.
Must-Try Dishes:
Smoked Turkey Sandwich, Daily Soup and Bread Combo, Salted Chocolate Chip Cookie
What makes it special: Long-running, counter-only sandwich shop that reliably feeds SoHo offices.
#6
Sartiano's
7.7
In the Mercer Hotel's former Mercer Kitchen space, nightlife impresario Scott Sartiano partnered with three-time James Beard winner Alfred Portale for upscale Italian with a scene-y edge. The caviar cannoli and lobster bucatini impress, though you're equally paying for the celeb-spotting and SubMercer downstairs lounge.
Must-Try Dishes:
Lobster Bucatini, Mortadella Panini, Caviar Cannoli
What makes it special: James Beard-winning chef in a scene-making SoHo hotel setting
#7
Mangia SoHo
7.7
Mangia’s SoHo outpost brings the long-running corporate-catering brand’s salad bar, sandwiches, and hot dishes into a Broadway café set up for quick but respectable lunches. Office workers lean on it for build-your-own salads, pizzas, and boardroom-friendly platters that can be eaten on-site or taken back to a meeting.
Must-Try Dishes:
Custom Salad Bowl, Roasted Vegetable Panini, Seasonal Soup of the Day
What makes it special: Farm-to-table leaning café with salad bar and office-ready catering pedigree.